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ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... climate-related disclosures. We endorse the TCFD framework and note that it includes detailed sectoral guidance for energy, materials and building, transportation, and agriculture and food companies. Several companies in Australia have already committed ...

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... and air conditioning systems. Other best practice initiatives measures include: Light colour and reflective external materials, which typically cost less than 0.1 per cent of the building's cost to implement and pay back in less than five years Data ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... fossilbased energy, fuels, and chemicals with more sustainable inputs from bioenergy, biofuels, bio-plastics, and bio-materials," according to New Forests' 2016 sustainability report. "Restoration/conservation is important, and we are looking at ways ...

CEFC lends $30 million to ResourceCo for conversion of waste into PEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... around 150,000 tonnes of waste a year to produce PEF and recover other commodities such as metal, clean timber, and inert materials, the CEFC said. The plant has also secured $5 million in grant funding from the NSW Environmental Trust under the Waste ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... themes," said Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI. "The two largest sectors [in Australia] - financials and materials - did not contribute materially despite making up 59% [of the ASX]." The SDGs apply to all countries, which is a significant ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... partially be attributed to the fact that the Australian companies in the MSCI World Index skew towards to sectors - materials and financials, accounting for 59% of the Australian peer set revenue. Those two industry sectors have "among the lowest sustainable ...

Carbon footprint impacts on company share price: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... footprint of a company impacts on share price, with greatest potential impact on companies in the utilities, energy and materials sectors, according to new research from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... outcome of their allocation by focusing on C02 emissions, C02 avoidance, renewable energy generation, water treatment and materials recovery and recycling," Jenkyn-Jones said. "We wanted to not just look at the footprint but we wanted to offset the footprint ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... protocol itself is going to provide guidance to companies so they can measure their dependence and impact on nature and raw materials to manage risk as well as explore ways where there might be a revenue stream." More than 38 organisations formed the ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... smart meters, analytical equipment to test integrity, things like that - companies that produces those products and materials would benefit as a result of that and also the aging water infrastructure problem."